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Anxiety grows over telemedicine flexibility extension 

The Hill

Lawmakers and physicians are growing anxious for COVID-era telemedicine flexibility measures to be extended for a third time, as federal regulators signal a potential tightening of the rules ahead of a deadline at the end of the year. Last year, the two agencies extended these flexibility measures through the end of 2024.

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How Georgia community groups are looking to use $70M of opioid funds — and what challenges lie ahead

HEALTHBEAT

Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeats free Atlanta newsletter here. The Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust has begun to use much of the states portion of the money to attempt to build on recent reductions in deadly overdose rates. I dont know how easily visible that will be to the public, he said.

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A Collaborative Vision for Public Health in 2024

The Network for Public Health Law

The focus on public health has increasingly shifted to state legislatures, where ideological—rather than medical or scientific—considerations are shaping policies.” and raised awareness of actions taken at all levels of government to enhance protections of abortion-related health records and data.

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Fentanyl Crisis Grips New York with Deadly Force

Mercola

1 This statistic highlights the pervasive impact of IMFs on public health. The potency of these synthetic opioids makes them exceptionally dangerous, often leading to rapid and fatal outcomes for individuals who use them. 7 Law enforcement efforts are intensifying in response to the crisis.

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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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NC House and Senate bills would raise age for tobacco sales to 21, create permitting system for retailers

NC Health News

This would put North Carolina in line with federal law, which sets the age for purchasing tobacco at 21 something that health advocates have been pushing for. By making it a state law, state Alcohol Law Enforcement officials could also enforce it. Department of Health and Human Services.

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BCHC and others ask Attorney General Pam Bondi to maintain current telemedicine flexibilities

Big Cities Health Coalition

A proposed rule by the Drug Enforcement Administration would limit access to telemedicine – the Big Cities Health Coalition and over 150 other organizations are asking for this rule to be rescinded. For example, as of December 2023, more than half (169 million) of the U.S.